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Published November 30, 2010
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William Le Queux
444 books30 followersWilliam Tufnell Le Queux was born in London on 2 July 1864. His father, also William of Chateauroux, Indre, was a French draper's assistant and his mother was English.
He was educated in Europe and studied art under Ignazio Spiridon in Paris. He walked extensively in France and Germany and supported himself for a time writing for French newspapers. It was one of his sensational stories in 'The Petit Journal' that attracted the attention of the French novelist Emile Zola and it was supposedly he who encouraged Le Queux to become a full-time writer.
In the late 1880s he returned to London where he edited the magazines 'Gossip' and 'Piccadilly' before joining the staff of the newspaper 'The Globe' in 1891 as a parliamentary reporter. But he resigned in 1893 and decided to abandon journalism to concentrate on writing and travelling. And his extensive travelling saw him visit Russia, the Near East, North Africa, Egypt and the Sudan and in 1912-13 he was a correspondent in the Balkan War for the Daily Mail. On his travels he found it necessary to become an expert revolver shot.
His first book was 'Guilty Bonds' (1891), which concentrated on political conspiracy in Russia to such a degree that it was subsequently banned in that country. A series of short stories 'Strange Tales of a Nihilist' followed in 1892 and from then on he was producing books on a regular basis until his death, and beyond, as a number of posthumous works were published.
His works mainly related to espionage activity and it was said that he was employed for a number of years as a member of the British Secret Service, where he was an expert on wireless transmission. He did claim to have been the first wireless experimenter to have broadcast from his station at Guildford in 1920/21 and he was president of the Wireless Experimental Association and a member of the Institute of Radio Engineers.
He stated at one time that he began writing to help finance his work for British Intelligence for whom he was required to undertake much travelling and to make personal contact with royalty and other high-ranking people. He recorded some of the latter meetings in his autobiography entitled 'Things I Know about Kings, Celebrities and Crooks' (1923).
He was at one time Consul of the Republic of San Marino and he possessed Italian, Serbian and Montenegrin decorations. He was also a keen collector of medieval manuscripts and monastic seals.
However, all his activities did not stop him turning out novel after novel and at the time of his death he had well over 100 books to his credit.
After several weeks' illness, he died at Knocke, Belgium, in the early hours of 13 October 1927. His body was returned to England and on 19 October he was cremated at Golders Green with the Reverend Francis Taylor of Bedford conducting the service, which was attended by Le Queux's brother and a few intimate friends.
Gerry Wolstenholme
January 2013
He was educated in Europe and studied art under Ignazio Spiridon in Paris. He walked extensively in France and Germany and supported himself for a time writing for French newspapers. It was one of his sensational stories in 'The Petit Journal' that attracted the attention of the French novelist Emile Zola and it was supposedly he who encouraged Le Queux to become a full-time writer.
In the late 1880s he returned to London where he edited the magazines 'Gossip' and 'Piccadilly' before joining the staff of the newspaper 'The Globe' in 1891 as a parliamentary reporter. But he resigned in 1893 and decided to abandon journalism to concentrate on writing and travelling. And his extensive travelling saw him visit Russia, the Near East, North Africa, Egypt and the Sudan and in 1912-13 he was a correspondent in the Balkan War for the Daily Mail. On his travels he found it necessary to become an expert revolver shot.
His first book was 'Guilty Bonds' (1891), which concentrated on political conspiracy in Russia to such a degree that it was subsequently banned in that country. A series of short stories 'Strange Tales of a Nihilist' followed in 1892 and from then on he was producing books on a regular basis until his death, and beyond, as a number of posthumous works were published.
His works mainly related to espionage activity and it was said that he was employed for a number of years as a member of the British Secret Service, where he was an expert on wireless transmission. He did claim to have been the first wireless experimenter to have broadcast from his station at Guildford in 1920/21 and he was president of the Wireless Experimental Association and a member of the Institute of Radio Engineers.
He stated at one time that he began writing to help finance his work for British Intelligence for whom he was required to undertake much travelling and to make personal contact with royalty and other high-ranking people. He recorded some of the latter meetings in his autobiography entitled 'Things I Know about Kings, Celebrities and Crooks' (1923).
He was at one time Consul of the Republic of San Marino and he possessed Italian, Serbian and Montenegrin decorations. He was also a keen collector of medieval manuscripts and monastic seals.
However, all his activities did not stop him turning out novel after novel and at the time of his death he had well over 100 books to his credit.
After several weeks' illness, he died at Knocke, Belgium, in the early hours of 13 October 1927. His body was returned to England and on 19 October he was cremated at Golders Green with the Reverend Francis Taylor of Bedford conducting the service, which was attended by Le Queux's brother and a few intimate friends.
Gerry Wolstenholme
January 2013
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August 11, 2023
Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🔰
This British 🏰👑 murder mystery family relationships adventure thriller did not work for me. Give it a try it may work for you. 2023 😀👒
This British 🏰👑 murder mystery family relationships adventure thriller did not work for me. Give it a try it may work for you. 2023 😀👒
July 11, 2011
Two strikes and your out.
This is the second book I have read from William LeQueux. Like the other book I had read it had a great build up, lots of mystery and tension and you keep wondering how it will turn out. The turning out part is a disappointment as it does not live up to the buildup. Actions taken by the characters make no real sense with the revelation of the final plot points or at least they are overdone. If he ever wrote a book that matched his build up it must have been great - but I am not likely to look for another of his novels now.
This is the second book I have read from William LeQueux. Like the other book I had read it had a great build up, lots of mystery and tension and you keep wondering how it will turn out. The turning out part is a disappointment as it does not live up to the buildup. Actions taken by the characters make no real sense with the revelation of the final plot points or at least they are overdone. If he ever wrote a book that matched his build up it must have been great - but I am not likely to look for another of his novels now.
November 10, 2012
This wasn't bad for a classic mystery. It was fastpaced and full of mystery that you can't quite grasp until the end. The only character you know is innocent is the one narrating the story--all the others are suspicious in their actions. I admire how the main character loves the woman no matter what questionable things she does. He goes through near death and lots of danger to find out the mystery surrounding his love. The author was a bit verbose in some places, but overall it is a good mystery
July 13, 2011
An interesting classic mystery, yes, I guess I could say enjoyable but to a certain extent... At first you are dragged to the edge of your seat wondering whats going to happen next or what the hell does this unusual introduction mean, then you're hit with a bunch of senarios that keep you wanting to just continue to the next chapter to see what will happen, then you realise that some of what you may have suspected in the beginning IS the conclusion to the plot...
Maybe there should have been more MYSTERY...
Well, three stars for ya!
Maybe there should have been more MYSTERY...
Well, three stars for ya!
November 11, 2015
Classic romance mystery ©1911 Free audio (Librivox.org) version Reader: Tom Weiss
free text version at Gutenberg.org
Long and twisty tale. Re-readable.
free text version at Gutenberg.org
Long and twisty tale. Re-readable.
February 27, 2021
My 8th William le Queux novel; not one of hiss best but worth reading
January 28, 2024
Although the story line is well built, the characters are interesting, this novel is just not as good as many by William Le Queux. For me, this one is simply to schmaltzy (mushy). So it goes.
March 14, 2015
After five chapters, I got tired of waiting for something to happen. The hero spent the whole time wondering why this and why that, then just as I thought there would be some action (he found himself tied up in front of a snake with a candle flame burning through the cord holding the snake back from striking) he spent the rest of THAT chapter still pondering. I usually enjoy old books, but this one is simply TOO BORING TO TRY TO FINISH.
August 12, 2012
Good mystery novel with old style romantic dialogue
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